Information Security Quiz

What are the four important functions of information security for an organization?

• Improving employee morale, conducting market research, developing new products, and expanding globally

• Protecting the organization's ability to function, enabling safe operation of applications, safeguarding the technology assets, and ensuring data integrity

• Ensuring employee satisfaction, managing financial resources, promoting innovation, and enhancing customer service

• Maximizing profits, minimizing expenses, increasing market share, and reducing competition

What is the primary mission of information security?

• To disrupt the organization's ability to function

• To maximize profits for the organization

• To ensure things stay the way they are

• To constantly change and adapt to new technologies

What is a threat in the context of information security?

• A deliberate act to steal information from a computer system

• A new software application for enhancing security

• A type of attack that exploits vulnerabilities

• An object, person, or entity representing a constant danger to an asset

What is the purpose of a denial-of-service (DoS) attack?

• To monitor data traveling over a network and steal information

• To gain unauthorized access to a system by sending messages with a trusted IP address

• To exploit a vulnerability in a web browser's cache to collect information on access to password-protected sites

• To send a large number of requests to a target in order to disrupt its normal functioning

What is the technique used in a timing attack?

• Intercepting cryptographic elements to determine keys and encryption algorithms

• Sending a large number of connection or information requests to a target

• Exploring the contents of a web browser's cache to collect information on access to password-protected sites

• Creating an ICMP packet that is larger than the maximum allowed size to crash or freeze a system

What is the main purpose of spyware?

• To exploit a vulnerability in a web browser's cache to collect information on access to password-protected sites

• To monitor data traveling over a network and steal information

• To determine a user's purchasing habits and display tailored advertisements

• To send information from the infected computer to the person who initiated the spyware program

What is the primary function of a sniffer in the context of information security?

• To monitor data traveling over a network and can be used for legitimate network management functions or for stealing information

• To create an ICMP packet that is larger than the maximum allowed size to crash or freeze a system

• To send a large number of requests to a target in order to disrupt its normal functioning

• To exploit a vulnerability in a web browser's cache to collect information on access to password-protected sites

What is the purpose of a brute force attack?

• To monitor data traveling over a network and steal information

• To send a large number of requests to a target in order to disrupt its normal functioning

• To try every possible combination of options of a password

• To exploit a vulnerability in a web browser's cache to collect information on access to password-protected sites

What is the main purpose of adware?

• To exploit a vulnerability in a web browser's cache to collect information on access to password-protected sites

• To send information from the infected computer to the person who initiated the adware program

• To determine a user's purchasing habits and display tailored advertisements

• To create an ICMP packet that is larger than the maximum allowed size to crash or freeze a system

What is the primary function of a backdoor in the context of information security?

• To provide unauthorized access to a system or network resource

• To send a large number of requests to a target in order to disrupt its normal functioning

• To monitor data traveling over a network and steal information

• To exploit a vulnerability in a web browser's cache to collect information on access to password-protected sites